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The 8 Most Innovative Cities for Experiential Right Now

When it comes to influential North American cities, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco have been the most prominent breeding grounds for innovation. However, monstrous living costs, increasingly demanding housing crises and coastal climate change have made these cities less desirable. With creative minds feeling free to take their ideas out of these hubs and move into other cities, new experiential arenas have emerged across the country. Here is a look at some of the fastest-growing and most innovative: 1. Atlanta, Ga In recent years Atlanta has become known for its booming film industry — fueled in large part by the state’s $1.3 billion film tax credit. Film’s investment in Atlanta has brought billions of dollars to the state and has spurred the development of multiple entertainment industry festivals in the region: The Atlanta Film Festival The Atlanta Horror Film Festival Out on Film African Film Festival Atlanta Film production companies continue to flock to Atlanta. Electric Owl Studios opened a production hub this year that they claim is “the greenest studio on earth.” While film is a relatively new industry in Atlanta, the hip-hop scene has always been a defining landmark of the city. Recently named the...